Ocean acidification does not overlook sex: Review of understudied effects and implications of low pH on marine invertebrate sexual reproduction

JL Padilla-Gamiño, L Alma, LH Spencer… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Sexual reproduction is a fundamental process essential for species persistence, evolution,
and diversity. However, unprecedented oceanographic shifts due to climate change can …

Molecular mechanisms underlying iron and phosphorus co-limitation responses in the nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium Crocosphaera

N Yang, YA Lin, CA Merkel, MA DeMers… - The ISME …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
In the nitrogen-limited subtropical gyres, diazotrophic cyanobacteria, including
Crocosphaera, provide an essential ecosystem service by converting dinitrogen (N2) gas …

Multiomics data integration, limitations, and prospects to reveal the metabolic activity of the coral holobiont

A Williams - FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Since their radiation in the Middle Triassic period∼ 240 million years ago, stony corals have
survived past climate fluctuations and five mass extinctions. Their long-term survival …

Performance of Orbicella faveolata larval cohorts does not align with previously observed thermal tolerance of adult source populations

Y Zhang, SE Gantt, EF Keister, H Elder… - Global change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Orbicella faveolata, commonly known as the mountainous star coral, is a dominant reef‐
building species in the Caribbean, but populations have suffered sharp declines since the …

Diverse fates of ancient horizontal gene transfers in extremophilic red algae

J Van Etten, TG Stephens, E Chille… - Environmental …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Horizontal genetic transfer (HGT) is a common phenomenon in eukaryotic genomes.
However, the mechanisms by which HGT‐derived genes persist and integrate into other …

Proteomics analysis reveals differential acclimation of coastal and oceanic Synechococcus to climate warming and iron limitation

C Schiksnis, M Xu, MA Saito, M McIlvin… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
In many oceanic regions, anthropogenic warming will coincide with iron (Fe) limitation.
Interactive effects between warming and Fe limitation on phytoplankton physiology and …

Complex parental effects impact variation in larval thermal tolerance in a vertically transmitting coral

EC Johnston, C Caruso, E Mujica, NS Walker, C Drury - Heredity, 2024 - nature.com
Coral populations must be able to adapt to changing environmental conditions for coral
reefs to persist under climate change. The adaptive potential of these organisms is difficult to …

The Glucose–Succinate Pathway: A Crucial Anaerobic Metabolic Pathway in the Scallop Chlamys farreri Experiencing Heat Stress

L Bao, Z Liu, M Sui, Z Yang, H Wang, X Chen… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Recently, the increase in marine temperatures has become an important global marine
environmental issue. The ability of energy supply in marine animals plays a crucial role in …

Parallels and contrasts between the cnidarian and bilaterian maternal-to-zygotic transition are revealed in Hydractinia embryos

TN Ayers, ML Nicotra, MT Lee - PLoS Genetics, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Embryogenesis requires coordinated gene regulatory activities early on that establish the
trajectory of subsequent development, during a period called the maternal-to-zygotic …

Autophagy-related gene and protein expressions during blastocyst development

N Adel, S Abdulghaffar, M Elmahdy, M Nabil… - Journal of Assisted …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose This study aims to examine the expression of autophagic genes and proteins
during blastocyst development and differentiation. Methods This is a prospective cohort …